Hello,

This is my first time I'm joining this mailing-list, so my apologies if this subject has been brought up before. But I'd like to notify that the notified sentence (see first email) is a recent change in the Billing and Fee Schedule 2016, that's why I've started this discussion. I think it's disproportional for RIPE to ask this sign-up fee for each additional LIR account, especially for a non profit organization.

I understand there's a history regarding (old) allocation policies, but I'm just interested in lowering or removing the sign-up fee for each additional LIR account. When I request an additional LIR account, I'll be paying for the additional annually service fee which should be sufficient.

Thanks for your contribution to this discussion.

Best regards,

Abdelouahed Haitoute

Ping IP network

2016-07-21 18:08 GMT+02:00 Ping IP <pingip.network@gmail.com>:

Hello,

A recent change has been made in the Billing and Fee Schedule 2016 , regarding the following sentence: "Members are charged a one-time sign-up fee of EUR 2,000 (two thousand euro) for each new LIR account."

I'd like to discuss why an existing LIR member has to pay the sign-up fee again? As a new small LIR I'm paying a high price for a /22 IPv4. I think it's disproportionately to charge the sign-up fee again from an existing LIR member who is requesting an additional LIR account.

I'd like to suggest to remove the one-time sign-up fee of EUR 2,000 for each additional LIR account. Or at least lower the sign-up fee to an acceptable rate.
I'm not talking about the sign-up fee for a new LIR member, but about the sign-up fee for an additional LIR account.

Thanks for discussing this subject.

Best regards,

Abdelouahed Haitoute
Ping IP network